| IV Pan American Games | |
| Size: | 200 |
| Host: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Athletes: | 1,665 |
| Events: | 160 in 19 sports |
| Opening: | April 20 |
| Closing: | May 5 |
| Opened By: | Governor Adhemar de Barros |
| Torch Label: | Cauldron lighter |
| Torch Lighter: | José Telles da Conceição |
| Stadium: | Pacaembu Stadium |
| Previous: | 1959 Chicago |
The 1963 Pan American Games, officially known as the IV Pan American Games (Portuguese: IV Jogos Pan-Americanos) and commonly known as São Paulo 1963, were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil.
See main article: Bids for the 1963 Pan American Games. For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). On August 25, 1959, São Paulo was selected over Winnipeg to host the IV Pan American Games by the PASO at the VII Pan American Sports Congress in Chicago, United States.[1] [2]
See main article: 1963 Pan American Games medal table.
According to the Brazilian Olympic Committee, twenty-two nations sent competitors to São Paulo, but only twenty-one were listed. Barbados took part in the Pan American Games for the first time. Costa Rica, Haiti, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic competed in 1959 but did not participate in the 1963 Games.
The games used 11 different venues: